Ear Treatment

SYRINGING OF THE EAR

Syringing is an OPD procedure used for removal of wax, foreign bodies, debris from the ear. This procedure is done by an aural syringe with a piston which can push water with force through a nozzle.

Position:
  • Patient is seated with ear to be syringed towards the examiner.
  • A kidney tray is placed over the shoulder of the patient.
  • Patient’s head is slightly tilted over the kidney tray.
  • The syringe is held in the right hand.
  • Pinna is pulled upward and backward and stream of water is directed towards the postero-superior wall of the external auditory meatus. The pressure of the water builds up deeper to the wax and expels the wax out.
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    Contraindications:
    • 1. Acute inflammatory conditions of the external or middle ear.
    • 2. Perforation of the tympanic membrane.
    • 3. Hygroscopic foreign bodies.
    • 4. Sharp foreign bodies.
    Indications:
    • Removal of wax.
    • Dried fungal debris.
    • Epithelial debris.
    • Blunt foreign bodies.